Michael, Thanks for sharing your experience with the Rocna and for the insight on the Chrome Duplex, I had never heard of it until your post. From the research I have done to date it appears that

Joel, Many thanks for giving us the final word on how the grooves in the Amel deck were originally gel coated in the mold. It is amazing to have input from someone that was actually at the

Thanks mark

Hi Mark and Cindy. I saw this process in action many times over the years. The “grooves” between the faux teak planks are recessed on the finished deck. On the mold they are quite proud of the

Mark, Another good question. My impression from reading the posting about painting the deck stripes was that they were done after the deck was out of the mold but I could be wrong. The stripes

James, I feel veryenlighten. Thank you. However, a question still nags me. If the deck stripeswere applied by the French ladies of Amel, did they do it in the mold so theunderside of the deck

Mark, That is not a stupid question, in fact it is a great one! It is certainly possible to recoat gelcoat with new gelcoat. In general however it is important to understand that the gelcoat used

I feel the need to ask a stupid question. If the originaldeck striping was done with tinted gel-coat and brushed by hand, then why doesnobody use this option to recondition the deck stripes. After

Hi James, in my experience the Rocna has excellent holding power. I weathered the Medicane in Greece last October with this Anchor (45+ kn winds for several hours) and also used it on a couple of

Michael, Thanks a lot for your help. The 33kg Rocna does look like it is a great fit for the stock Amel anchor handling gear as you indicated and also shown in your photo. The Rocna looks like a

I added a a port chain access to my Santorin and moved much of bitter end (150’ of 325’) to port. Helps with our smaller lockers. Bali Hai SN 24 Annapolis Ric Gottschalk Kitchen Magic Refacers,

Hello Tom, the prop shaft alternator can work with a MAXPROP. It is a bit tricky, but you should try this: -while sailing (above 4 knots), start the engine and engage reverse idling -while your engine

Hi James, I am running a 33kg Rocna on my Maramu #148 and it fits perfectly: Never had problems with the anchor dangling to the hull (except for the few occasion when I forgot to haul it in

Hi Ian, We experienced no speed difference after removing the shaft generator. The un-energized alternator just free-wheels when motoring and is pretty small, so, while there is some friction in the

On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 02:24 AM, hanspeter baettig wrote: Hi James I would like to chaim in because I knew Tunesia very well. First of all: The Marina some mentioned is Hamamet not Gamamet. The Port

Mark, others- I will send pics but just remember that my paper hooded anti-fiberglass flight suit easily puts 15-20 lbs on you, similar to TV. I told the neighbors here in shelter bay marina that my

Thomas, I agree with Mark. We need pictures!!! In fact I will create the folder for those pictures in the photos section. How does this sound: "Repairs - Hawse Pipe Replacement" or something to

Thanks very much for the advice. I am focused on Marina De Gammarth since wéll be coming from Western Sicily and sailing on to Sardinia and want to see Carthage. Port Jasmine is a bit out of- the

Grenada, There were 41 vessels docked in Bizerte when we arrived in Sept. of 2018. Monastir was almost full when we arrived and tends to fill up completely later in the season since many

Hi James I would like to chaim in because I knew Tunesia very well. First of all: The Marina some mentioned is Hamamet not Gamamet. The Port name is Port de Jasmine. Monastair is ok even for 54 ft